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He socked it to her. Eliot Spitzer lusted after violence, a former hooker says in a new tell-all book — revealing in graphic detail how the love gov pinned her to a bed inside a posh, Murray Hill apartment and then gripped her by the neck until she feared for her safety. The violence was scripted by Spitzer, who wanted his hooker to follow a role-play dialogue in which she would pretend she had just taken a self-defense class. The kinky politician would then pretend to test her skills by announcing, “Well, then, let’s see if you learned anything,” and...

Spitzer "actually enjoyed destroying people," said a former NYSE managing director, Richard Riker. "Spitzer's legacy is tarnished and trashed because of [the prostitution scandal that led to his resignation] and the Richard Grasso lawsuit suit." "[The Court of Appeals decision upholding Grasso's pay package] becomes part of the realization that Spitzer was no more than a legal lightweight who bullied and slashed his way through Wall Street using the power of his office," Riker said. Spitzer's personal reputation was already in tatters. Revelations that Spitzer had a years-long addiction to high-priced prostitutes - and that he might be indicted himself...

Assemblyman Greg Ball (R-Carmel) and members of the Assembly Republican Conference will be hosting a forum to discuss the Governor's new drivers' license plan. Experts on homeland security and immigration will lead the discussions. Also in attendance will be members of the Assembly Republican Conference, including Assemblyman Jim Bacalles (R,C-Corning), Assemblyman Phil Boyle (R,I,C-8th A.D.), Assemblyman Bill Reilich (R,C,I-Greece), and Assemblyman Lou Tobacco (R-South Shore), as well as Congressman and Republican Presidential hopeful, Tom Tancredo (6th District, Colorado). A variety of homeland security and immigration experts will be attending, including: Immigration and national security expert Mike Cutler; founder of the...